afterpart

Example Sentences

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Its afterpart stands clear and showing its skin, like a dissected whale, but its forward part is enclosed in a big tank of water.

From Time Magazine Archive

The entire afterpart of the ship was on fire, and sailors were launching the lifeboat that was on our deck.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

He had ensconced himself in a snug and comparatively sheltered corner under the afterpart of the weather-bulwarks.

From The Red Eric by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Whether a sufficient number of tension wires remained to adequately support the afterpart of the nacelle remained a matter of doubt.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

The larger portion of their gallant ship had disappeared, but the afterpart still remained entire.

From The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy by Kingston, William Henry Giles